Pumpkins & Pencils: Back to School with Primary Resources

Heading into the classroom is always exciting, and every year offers up new challenges. This year, teachers and students at every level are embarking on a learning experience like never before with the surge of AI tools and auto-generated resources. While harnessing that power will have its application, learning how to search, analyse and assess primary and legitimate sources is especially important for young students as they start into this amalgam world where the line between real and real-istic are blurred. Read more…

Online Collections for Research and Resources

Searching for your favourite sport, schools, family names, or social activities to find community based collection items like photos and yearbooks and vital statistics as well as primary materials like government documents, city directories, treaties and more. These collections are a goldmine for researchers of all ages. Read more…

Upcoming Events: See you there!

Join us at the 2025 Illinois Library Association Annual Conference, on Ontario Ancestors 2025 Webinar Series and at the 2026 Ontario Library Association Super Conference. Read more…